Moon that has the seed of the Bull. Homage (to the Moon) when looked at.

Homage with the look.

2. Propitiation to Ahura Mazda. ... I praise Asha. I proclaim ... of

Ahurian Faith.
(Here recite the appropriate Gah dedication.)

Propitiation ... glorification to the Moon that has the seed of

the Bull. To the sole-created Bull. To the Bull of many species.

As (he is) the Lord that is to be chosen ... let one who knows it

pronounce it to me.

3. Homage to Ahura Mazda .... Homage with the look.

4. How does the Moon wax? How does the Moon wane? Fifteen (days) does

the Moon wax. Fifteen days does the moon wane. As long as (is) her waxing,

so long the waning. So long (is) the waning, even as the waxing. Who (is it)

through whom the Moon waxes (and) wanes, (other) than you?

5. We sacrifice to the Moon that has the seed of the Bull, the

righteous and master of Asha. Now I look at the Moon. Now I present myself

to the Moon. Now I behold the brilliant Moon. I present myself to the

brilliant Moon. There stand up the Amesha Spentas, they hold the glory.

There stand the Amesha Spentas, they bestow the glory on the earth created by

Ahura.

6. When the Moon warms with its light, then the golden-colored plants

always grow up together from the earth in the spring. (We sacrifice to) the

new-moon days, the full-moon days, and the intervening seventh day. We

sacrifice to the new-moon, the righteous, master of Asha. We sacrifice to the

full-moon, the righteous, master of Asha. We sacrifice to the intervening

day, the righteous, master of Asha.

7. I will sacrifice to the Moon that has the seed of the Bull, the

bestower, radiant, glorious, possessed of water, possessed of warmth,

possessed of knowledge, possessed of wealth, possessed of riches, possessed of

discernment, possessed of weal, possessed of verdure, possessed of good, the

bestower, the healing.

8. For his splendor and fortune I shall sacrifice to him with audible

worship, the Moon that has the seed of the Bull, with libations.

We sacrifice to the Moon that has the seed of the Bull, the righteous,

master of Asha,

With Haoma-containing milk ... and with correctly uttered words.

We worship the male and female Entities in the worship of whom Ahura

Mazda knows (there is (or: consists) what is) best (lit. better) according to

Asha.
9. Y.A.V.(2).

I desire worship ... of the Moon that has the seed of the Bull, of the sole-

created Bull, of cattle of all species. Ashem...(3). 10.Give strength

and victory. Give a satisfactory supply of cattle. Give a multitude of men,

steadfast, belonging to the assembly, vanquishing, not vanquished, vanquishing

adversaries at one stroke, vanquishing enemies at one stroke, of manifest help

to the blessed.

11. O Yazads full of fortune! O Yazads full of healing! Manifest by

your greatness, manifest be those of you who help when invoked. O waters give

indeed just your own manifest fortune to the worshiper.

Aban Niyayesh (Litany to Water)
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0. In the name of God. May the majesty and glory of Ormazd, the

beneficent lord, increase. (Hither) may come Banu Aban Ardvisur.

Of all sins ... I repent.

1. To the good waters, created by Mazda. To the waters of Aredvi

Anahita, the righteous. To all waters created by Mazda. To all

plants created by Mazda. Propitiation ... glorification. As (he

is) the Lord that is to be chosen ... let one who knows it pronounce

it to me.

2. Ahura Mazda spoke to Spitama Zarathushtra: 'May you sacrifice

for me, O Spitama Zarathushtra, to her who is Aredvi Sura Anahita,

The wide-expanding, the healing,
Foe to the daevas, of Ahura's Faith,
Worthy of sacrifice in the material world,
Worthy of prayer in the material world,
Life-increasing, the righteous,
Herd-increasing, the righteous,
Fold-increasing, the righteous,
Wealth-increasing, the righteous,
Country-increasing, the righteous.'
3. Who purifies the seed of all males.
Who purifies the wombs of

All females for bearing. Who makes all females have easy childbirth.

Who bestows on all females
Right (and) timely milk.
4. The great, far-famed,
Who is as much in greatness
As all these waters
That run along on this earth.
Who, the strong one, flows forth
From the height Hukairya
To the Sea Vourukasha.
5. All the shores around the Sea Vourukasha
Are in commotion,
The whole middle is bubbling up
When she flows forth to them,
When she streams forth to them,
Aredvi Sura Anahita.
To whom belong a thousand lakes,
To whom a thousand outlets;
Anyone of these lakes
And any of these outlets
(Is) a forty days' ride
For a man mounted on a good horse.
6. And the outflow of this

One water of mine penetrates to all the seven zones. And (the

outflow) of this one water of mine
Flows continuously
Both summer and winter.

She purifies my waters, she (purifies) the seed of males, the

wombs of females, the milk of females.

7. Whom I, Ahura Mazda by movement of tongue (?) brought forth

for the furtherance of the house, village, town, and country.

8. Inasmuch as I shall henceforth recite the Staota Yasna, and

shall recite the Ahuna Vairya, and shall pour forth (?) the Asha

Vahishta, and shall purify the good waters with (lit. together

with) that Gathic word 'Ahura Mazda attained first in the Abode

of Praise' - she will therefore give me reward.

9. For her splendor and fortune I shall sacrifice to her with

audible worship, I shall sacrifice to her with the well-sacrificed

worship. Through this may you be commanded when invoked! Through

this may you be more than well-sacrificed! (We sacrifice) to Aredvi

Sura Anahita, the righteous, with libations. We sacrifice to Aredvi

Sura Anahita, the righteous, master of Asha,

With Haoma-containing milk ... and with correctly uttered words.

We worship the male and female Entities in the worship of whom

Ahura Mazda knows (there is (or: consists) what is) best (lit.

better) according to Asha.
Atash Niyayesh (Litany to Fire)
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0. With propitiation of Ahura Mazda. Homage to you, O Fire of

Ahura Mazda, O good created, great Yazata.

Ashem Vohu.... In the name of God. May the majesty and glory of

Ormazd, the beneficent Lord, increase.
(Note: If praying at an Atash Bahram, recite:)
To the Fire Behram, the great Fire.
(Note: If praying at an Atash Adaran, recite:)
To the Fire Adaran, the great Fire.
(Note: If praying at an Atash Dadgah, recite:)
To the Fire Dadgah, the great Fire.
Of all sins ... I repent.

1. Arise unto me, O Ahura! give vigor through Armaiti, Strength

by the good reward through Thy Holy Spirit, O Mazda! Mighty power

through Asha, supremacy through Vohu Manah.

2. For my support, O Far-seeing One, may Ye manifest unto me

those incomparable things

Of your Khshathra, O Ahura, which are the reward of Vohu Manah;

Instruct our consciences, O Holy Armaiti, through Asha.

3. So Zarathushtra gives as an offering even the life of his body,

And the excellence of Vohu Manah unto Mazda,

As also obedience and power of deed and word unto Asha.

4. Propitiation unto Ahura Mazda. Homage unto thee, O Fire of

Ahura Mazda, thou good-created, great Yazata.
Ashem Vohu...(3).

I profess myself a Mazda-worshipper, a follower of Zarathushtra,

opposing the Daevas, accepting the Ahuric doctrine.

(Here recite the appropriate Gah dedication.)

Unto Fire, the son of Ahura Mazda. Unto thee, O Fire, son of Ahura

Mazda.

5. To Fire, the son of Ahura Mazda; to the good fortune and Prosperity,

created by Mazda; to the Aryan good fortune, created by Mazda;

to the kingly good fortune, created by Mazda; to Fire, the son

of Ahura Mazda; to Kavi Husravah, to the Lake of Husravah; to

Mount Asnavant, created by Mazda; to Lake Chaechista, created

by Mazda; to the kingly good fortune, created by Mazda.

6. To Fire, the son of Ahura Mazda; to Mount Raevant, created

by Mazda, to the kingly good fortune, created by Mazda; to Fire,

the son of Ahura Mazda; O Fire! holy warrior, O Yazata full of

fortune, O Yazata full of healing; to Fire, the son of Ahura Mazda,

with all fires; to the Yazata Nairyosangha, offspring of sovereignty

(Khshathra). Propitiation for worship, adoration, propitiation,

and praise.
'Yatha Ahu Vairyo', the zaotar should say to me

'Atha ratush ashatchit hacha', the Asha-owning, knowing one should

say.

7. I bless in reverence and adoration the abiding offering, the

joyous offering, and the devotional offering (offered) to you,

O Fire! son of Ahura Mazda.
Worthy of sacrifice you are, worthy of prayer,

worthy of sacrifice may you always be, worthy of prayer,

in the dwellings of men.

May there be hope to that man who verily shall sacrifice to you

with fuel in his hand, with the Baresma in his hand,

with milk in his hand, with the mortar in his hand.

8. May you be provided with proper fuel! May you be provided

with proper incense! May you be provided with proper nourishment!

May you be provided with proper upkeep! May you be maintained

by one of full age! May you be maintained by one wise (in religion),

O Fire, son of Ahura Mazda.

9. In order to be burning in this house, in order to be ever

burning in this house, in order to be blazing in this house, in

order to be increasing in this house,
Even throughout the Long Time,

until the mighty Renovation, including the mighty, good Renovation.

10. Give me, O Fire, son of Ahura Mazda! well-being immediately,

sustenance immediately; life immediately, well-being in abundance;

sustenance in abundance, life in abundance; knowledge, holiness,

a ready tongue, understanding for (my) soul; and afterwards wisdom

(which is) comprehensive, great, imperishable.

11. (Give me) then the manly valor, which is ever afoot, sleepless,

(for one third of the days and nights), watchful while lying in

bed. (Give me) native offspring that give support, ruling over

the region, belonging to the assembly, thoroughly developed, possessed

of good works, delivering from distress, of good intellect, that

may further my house, village, town, country, (and) the renown

of the country.
12. Give me, O Fire, son of Ahura Mazda, the Best

World of the righteous, the shining, the all-happy, so that it

may fulfill my wish, now and for ever, so as to attain to good

reward, and to good renown, and to long happiness of my soul!

13. The Fire of Ahura Mazda
Gives command to all
For whom he cooks
The night and the morning meals.
From all he solicits
A good offering, and a wished-for offering,
And a devotional offering, O Spitama!

14. The Fire looks at the hands of all passers-by - 'what does

the friend bring to the friend, the one that goes forth to the

one that sits still?' We sacrifice unto the holy Fire, the bold,

good warrior.

15. Then if that one brings unto him either fuel righly brought,

or Baresma rightly spread, or the plant Hadhanaepata, to him thereupon,

in fulfillment of his wish, the Fire of Ahura Mazda, propitiated,

unoffended, gives a blessing:
16. 'May a herd of cattle attend you,
A multitude of men to you,
And may an active mind
And an active spirit attend you.
May you live with a joyous life
The nights which you live!'
This is the Fire's blessing (on him)
Who brings him fuel,
Dry, exposed to the light,
Purified in accordance with the ritual of Asha.
17. (Recite silently:)

Ormazd the Lord! the increaser of mankind, of the species

of mankind, of all species, and of all good ones! May he cause

intelligence, steadfastness, and goodness, unto me (who am) one

of the good Mazdayasnians. So be it!
(Recite aloud:)
Yatha Ahu Vairyo...(2).

I desire worship and adoration and strength and force for Fire,

son of Ahura Mazda. For Fire, son of Ahura Mazda, to the good

fortune and prosperity, created by Mazda, to the Aryan good fortune,

created by Mazda; to the kingly good fortune, created by Mazda;

to Fire, the son of Ahura Mazda; to Kavi Husravah; to the Lake

of Husravah, to Mount Asnavant, created by Mazda; to Lake Chaechista,

created by Mazda; to the kingly good fortune, created by Mazda.

To Fire, the son of Ahura Mazda; to Mount Raevant, created by

Mazda; to the kingly good fortune, created by Mazda; to Fire,

the son of Ahura Mazda; O Fire! holy warrior, O Yazata full of

fortune, O Yazata full of healing; to Fire, the son of Ahura Mazda,

with all fires; to the Yazata Nairyosangha, offspring of sovereignty

(Khshathra).
Ashem Vohu...(3).

18. Then through Asha, O Ahura! we wish your mighty and powerful

Fire, which is taught through Asha, to be a manifest help to the

ally, but a visible harm at your beck, O Mazda! to the foe.

Ashem Vohu....
19. Bestow on him riches... (SrB5)

20. Homage to the creator of the creatures of the world, on the

day (name the day) of good name, of holy name, of auspicious name,

on the month (name the month) of auspicious name, of the Gah (name

the Gah). With propitiation of Ahura Mazda. Homage to you, O Fire

of Ahura Mazda, O good created, great Yazata.
Ashem Vohu....

May there be an increase in the luster and fortune .

(Note: If praying at an Atash Bahram, recite:)
To the Fire Behram, the great Fire.
(Note: If praying at an Atash Adaran, recite:)
To the Fire Adaran, the great Fire.
(Note: If praying at an Atash Dadgah, recite:)
To the Fire Dadgah, the great Fire.

May the powerful and victorious fires - Adar Gushasp, Adar Khordad

and Adar Burzin Meher and other Adaran and Atashan which are established

in their proper places (dad-gah) be on the increase. May the greatness

and brightness of Menoi Karko which is powerful and victorious

be on the increase. May these be on the increase - these fires

which possess power and victory. May the knowledge, promulgation,

and glory of the Mazdayasnian law and religion be in the seven

regions of the earth! So be it!
I must go thither (3).
Ashem Vohu....
(Recite facing south:)

my heart: I give unto you even my own life.
I recite the 'Praise of Holiness:'

'Ashem Vohu: Holiness is the best of all good. Well is it for

it, well is it for that holiness which is perfection of holiness!'

I confess myself a worshipper of Mazda, a follower of Zarathushtra,

one who hates the Daevas and obeys the laws of Ahura;

For sacrifice, prayer, propitiation, and glorification unto [Havani],

the holy and master of holiness;

For sacrifice, prayer, propitiation, and glorification unto [Savanghi

and Visya], the holy and masters of holiness;

For sacrifice, prayer, propitiation, and glorification unto the

Masters of the days, of the periods of the day, of the months,

of the seasons, and of the years;

Unto AHURA MAZDA, bright and glorious, be propitiation, with sacrifice,

prayer, propitiation, and glorification.

Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness:

the riches of Vohu-Mano shall he given to him who works in this

world for Mazda, and wields according to the will of Ahura the

power he gave him to relieve the poor.

1. Zarathushtra asked Ahura Mazda: 'O Ahura Mazda, most beneficent

Spirit, Maker of the material world, thou Holy One!

'What of the Holy Word is the strongest? What is the most victorious?

What is the most glorious? What is the most effective?

2. 'What is the most fiend-smiting? What is the best-healing?

What destroyeth best the malice of Daevas and Men? What maketh

the material world best come to the fulfillment of its wishes?

What freeth the material world best from the anxieties of the

heart?'

3. Ahura Mazda answered: 'Our Name, O Spitama Zarathushtra! who

are the Amesha-Spentas, that is the strongest part of the Holy

Word; that is the most victorious; that is the most glorious;

that is the most effective;

4. 'That is the most fiend-smiting; that is the best-healing;

that destroyeth best the malice of Daevas and Men: that maketh

the material world best come to the fulfillment of its wishes;

that freeth the material World best from the anxieties of the

heart.'

5. Then Zarathushtra said: 'Reveal unto me that name of thine,

O Ahura Mazda! that is the greatest, the best, the fairest, the

most effective, the most fiend-smiting, the best-healing, that

destroyeth best the malice of Daevas and Men;

6. 'That I may afflict all Daevas and Men; that I may afflict

all Yatus and Pairikas; that neither Daevas nor Men may be able

to afflict me; neither Yatus nor Pairikas.'

7. Ahura Mazda replied unto him: 'My name is the One of whom

questions are asked, O holy Zarathushtra!
'My second name is the Herd-giver
'My third name is the Strong One
'My fourth name is Perfect Holiness.

'My fifth name is All good things created by Mazda, the offspring

of the holy principle.
'My sixth name is Understanding;
'My seventh name is the One with understanding.
'My eighth name is Knowledge;
'My ninth name is the One with Knowledge.
8. 'My tenth name is Weal;
'My eleventh name is He who produces weal.
'My twelfth name is AHURA (the Lord).
'My thirteenth name is the most Beneficent.

'My fourteenth name is He in whom there is no harm.

'My fifteenth name is the unconquerable One.

'My sixteenth name is He who makes the true account.

'My seventeenth name is the All-seeing One.
'My eighteenth name is the healing One.
'My nineteenth name is the Creator.

'My twentieth name is MAZDA (the All-knowing One).

9. Worship me, O Zarathushtra, by day and by night, with offerings

of libations well accepted I will come unto thee for help and

joy, I, Ahura Mazda; the good, holy Sraosha will come unto thee

for help and joy; the waters, the plants, and the Fravashis of

the holy ones will come unto thee for help and joy.

10. 'If thou wantest, O Zarathushtra, to destroy the malice of

Daevas and Men, of the Yatus and Pairikas, of the oppressors,

of the blind and of the deaf, of the two-legged ruffians, of the

two-legged Ashemaoghas, of the four-legged wolves;

11. 'And of the hordes with the wide front, with the many spears,

with the straight spears, with the spears uplifted, bearing the

spear of havock; then, recite thou these my names every day and

every night.

12. 'I am the Keeper; I am the Creator and the Maintainer; I am

the Discerner; I am the most beneficent Spirit.

'My name is the bestower of health; my name is the best bestower

of health.

'My name is the Athravan; my name is the most Athravan-like of

all Athravans.
'My name is Ahura (the Lord)
'My name is Mazdau (the all-knowing).
'My name is the Holy; my name is the most Holy.

'My name is the Glorious; my name is the most Glorious.

'My name is the Full-seeing; my name is the Fullest-seeing.

'My name is the Far-seeing; my name is the Farthest-seeing.

13. 'My name is the Protector; my name is the Well-wisher; my

name is the Creator; my name is the Keeper; my name is the Maintainer.

'My name is the Discerner; my name is the Best Discerner.

'My name is the Prosperity-producer; my name is the Word of Prosperity.

'My name is the King who rules at his will; my name is the King

who rules most at his will.

'My name is the liberal King; my name is the most liberal King.

14. 'My name is He who does not deceive; my name is He who is

not deceived.

'My name is the good Keeper; my name is He who destroys malice;

my name is He Who conquers at once; my name is He who conquers

everything; my name is He who has shaped everything.

'My name is All weal; my name is full weal; my name is the Master

of weal.

15. 'My name is He who can benefit at his wish; my name is He

who can best benefit at his wish.

'My name is the Beneficent One; my name is the Energetic One;

my name is the most Beneficent.

'My name is Holiness; my name is the Great One; my name is the

good Sovereign; my name is the Best of Sovereigns.

'My name is the Wise One; my name is the Wisest of the Wise; my

name is He who does good for a long time.
16. 'These are my names.

'And he who in this material world, O Spitama Zarathushtra! shall

recite and pronounce those names of mine either by day or by night;

17. 'He who shall pronounce them, when he rises up or when he

lays him down; when he lays him down or when he rises up; when

he binds on the sacred girdle or when he unbinds the sacred girdle;

when he goes out of his dwelling-place, or when he goes out of

his town, or when he goes out of his country and comes into another

country:

18. 'That man, neither in that day nor in that night, shall be

wounded by the weapons of the foe who rushes Aeshma-like and is

Druj-minded; not the knife, not the cross-bow, not the arrow,

not the sword, not the club, not the sling-stone shall reach and

wound him.

19. 'But those names shall come in to keep him from behind and

to keep him in front, from the Druj unseen, from the female Varenya

fiend, from the evil-doer bent on mischief, and from that fiend

who is all death, Angra Mainyu. It will be as if there were a

thousand men watching over one man.

20. '"Who is he who will smite the fiend in order to maintain

thy ordinances? Teach me clearly thy rules for this world and

for the next, that Sraosha may come with Vohu-Mano and help whomsoever

thou pleasest."

21. 'Hail to the Glory of the Kavis! Hail to the Airyanem Vaejah!

Hail to the Saoka, made by Mazda! Hail to the waters of the Daitya!

Hail to Ardvi, the undefiled well! Hail to the whole world of

the holy Spirit!
'Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of the Lord...
'Ashem Vohu: Holiness is the best of all good....

22. 'We worship the Ahuna Vairya. We worship Asha-Vahishta, most

fair, undying, and beneficent. We worship Strength and Prosperity

and Might and Victory and Glory and Vigour. We worship Ahura Mazda,

bright and glorious.

'Yenghe hatam: All those beings of whom Ahura Mazda knows the

goodness for a sacrifice [performed] in holiness, all those beings,

males and females, do we worship.

23. 'Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness....

I bless the sacrifice and the prayer unto Ahura Mazda, bright

and glorious, and his strength and vigour.'
(Bahman Yasht.)

24. 'O Zarathushtra! keep thou for ever that man who is friendly

[to me] from the foe unfriendly [to me]! Do not give up that friend

unto the stroke (of the foe), unto vexations to be borne; wish

no harm unto that man who would offer me a sacrifice, be it ever

so great or ever so small, if it has reached unto us, the Amesha-Spentas.

East, American Edition, 1898.)
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May Ahura Mazda be rejoiced!....
Ashem Vohu: Holiness is the best of all good....

I confess myself a worshipper of Mazda, a follower of Zarathushtra,

one who hates the Daevas and obeys the laws of Ahura;

For sacrifice, prayer, propitiation, and glorification unto [Havani],

the holy and master of holiness....

Unto the holy, strong Sraosha, who is the incarnate Word, a mighty-speared

and lordly god,

Be propitiation, with sacrifice, prayer, propitiation, and glorification.

Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness....

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1

We sacrifice unto the holy, tall-formed, fiend-smiting Sraosha,

who makes the world increase, the holy and master of holiness.

Good prayer, excellent prayer to the worlds, O Zarathushtra!

2

This it is that takes away the friendship of the fiend and

fiends, of the he-fiend and of the she-fiend; it turns away in

giddiness their eyes, minds, ears, hands, feet, mouths, and tongues;

as good prayer, without deceit and without harm, is Manly Courage,

and turns away the Druj.
3

The holy Sraosha, the best protector ofthe poor, is fiend-smiting;

he is the best smiter of the Druj.

The faithful one who pronounces most words of blessing is the

most victorious in victory; the Mathra Spenta takes best the unseen

Druj way. The Ahuna Vairya is the best fiend-smiter among all

spells; the word of truth is the fighter that is the best of all

fiend-smiters.

The Law of the worshippers of Mazda is the truest giver of all

the good things of all those that are the offspring of the good

principle; and so is the Law of Zarathushtra.
4

And he who should pronounce that word, O Zarathushtra! either

a man or a woman with a mind all intent on holiness, with words

all intent on holiness, with deeds all intent on holiness, when

he is in fear either of high waters or of the darkness of a rainy

night;

Or at the fords of a river, or at the branching-off of roads;

Or in the meeting together of the faithful, or the rushing together

of the worshippers of the Daevas;
5

Whether on the road or in the law he has to fear, not in that

day nor in that night shall the tormenting fiend, who wants to

torment him, prevail to throw upon him the look of his evil eye,

and the malice of the thief who carries off cattle shall not reach

him.
6

Pronounce then that word, O Zarathushtra! that word to be

spoken, when thou fall upon the idolaters and thieves and Daevas

rushing together. Then the malice of the wicked worshippers of

the Daevas, of the Yatus and their followers, of the Pairikas

and their followers, will be affrighted and rush away. Down are

the Daevas! Down are the Daeva-worshippers, and they take back

their mouths from biting.
7

And therefore we take around us the holy-natured Sraosha,

the holy, the fiend-smiter, as one does with shepherds' dogs;

therefore we sacrifice unto the holy-natured Sraosha, the holy,

the fiend-smiter, with good thoughts, good words, and good deeds.

8

For his brightness and glory, for his strength and victorious

power, for his offering sacrifices unto the gods, I will offer

him a sacrifice worth being heard. I will offer up libations unto

the holy Sraosha, unto the great Ashi Vanguhi, and unto Nairyo-sangha,

the tall-formed.

So may the holy Sraosha, the fiend-smiter, come to us for help!

9

We worship the holy Sraosha; we worship the great master,

Ahura Mazda, who is supreme in holiness, who is the foremost to

do deeds of holiness.

We worship all the words of Zarathushtra, and all the good deeds,

those done and those to be done.

Yenhe hatam: All those beings of whom Ahura Mazda....

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10

We sacrifice unto the holy, tall-formed fiend-smiting Sraosha,

who makes the world increase, the holy and master of holiness

;

Who strikes the evil-doing man, who strikes the evil-doing woman;

who smites the fiendish Druj, and is most strong and world-destroying;

who maintains and looks over all this moving world;

11

Who, never sleeping, wakefully guards the creation of Mazda;

who, never sleeping, wakefully maintains the creation of Mazda;

who protects all the material world with his club uplifted, from

the hour when the sun is down;
12

Who never more did enjoy sleep from the time when the two

Spirits made the world, namely, the good Spirit and the evil One;

who every day, every night, fights with the Mazainya Daevas.

13

He bows not for fear and fright before the Daevas: before

him all the Daevas bow for fear and fright reluctantly, and rush

away to darkness.

For his brightness and glory, for his strength and victorious

power....
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14

Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness....

We sacrifice unto the holy, tall-formed, fiend-smiting Sraosha,

who makes the world increase, the holy and master of holiness;

Who with peace and friendship watches the Druj and the most beneficent

Spirit: so that the Amesha-Spentas may go along the seven Karshvares

of the earth; who is the teacher of the Law: he himself was taught

it by Ahura Mazda, the holy One.

For his brightness and glory, for his strength and victorious

power....
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15

Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness....

We sacrifice unto the holy, tall-formed, fiend-smiting Sraosha,

who makes the world increase, the holy and master of holiness;

Whom the holy Ahura Mazda has created to withstand Aeshma, the

fiend of the wounding spear; we sacrifice unto Peace, whose breath

is friendly, and unto the two withstanders of sin and guilt,

16
The friends of the holy Sraosha;
The friends of Rashnu Razista;

The friends of the good Law of the worshippers of Mazda;

The friends of Arstat, who makes the world grow, who makes the

world increase, who makes the world prosper;
The friends of Ashi Vanguhi;
The friends of the good Chisti;
The friends of the most right Chista;
17
The friends of all gods;
The friends of the Mathra Spenta;
The friends of the fiend-destrqying Law;
The friends of the long-traditional teaching;
The friends of the Amesha-Spentas;

The friends of ourselves, the Saoshyants, the two-footed part

of the holy creation;
The friends of all the beings of the holy world.

For his brightness and glory, for his strength and victorious

power....
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18

Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of tbe Lord is the law of holiness....

We sacrifice unto the holy, tall-formed, fiend-smiting Sraosha,

who makes the world increase, the holy and master of holiness;

The first [Sraosha], the next, the middle, and the highest; with

the first sacrifice, with the next, with the middle, and with

the highest. We sacrifice unto all [the moments] of the holy and

strong Sraosha, who is the incarnate Word;
19

The strong Sraosha, of the manly courage, the warrior of the

strong arms, who breaks the skulls of the Daevas; who smites with

heavy blows and is strong to smite; the holy Sraosha, who smites

with heavy blows; we sacrifice unto the crushing Ascendant of

both the holy Sraosha and Arshti.
20

We sacrifice for all the houses protected by Sraosha, where

the holy Sraosha is dear and friendly treated and satisfied, as

well as the faithful man, rich in good thoughts, rich in good

words, rich in good deeds.
21
We sacrifice unto the body of the holy Sraosha;
We sacrifice unto the body of Rashnu Razishta;

We sacrifice unto the body of Mithra, the lord of wide pastures;

We sacrifice unto the body of the holy wind;

We sacrifice unto the body of the good Law of the worshippers

of Mazda;

We sacrifice unto the body of Arshtat, who makes the world grow,

who makes the world increase, who makes the world prosper;

We sacrifice unto the body of Ashi Vanguhi;
We sacrifice unto the body of the good Chisti;

We sacrifice unto the body of the most right Chista;

We sacrifice unto the bodies of all the gods;
22
We sacrifice unto the body of the Mathra Spenta;

American Edition, 1898.)
0.
May Ahura Mazda be rejoiced!....
Ashem Vohu: Holiness is the best of all good....

I confess myself a worshipper of Mazda, a follower of Zarathushtra,

one who hates the Daevas and obeys the laws of Ahura;

For sacrifice, prayer, propitiation, and glorification unto [Havani],

the holy and master of holiness.

Unto the awful, overpowering Fravashis of the faithful; unto the

Fravashis of the men of the primitive law; unto the Fravashis

of the next-of-kin,

Be propitiation, with sacrifice, prayer, propitiation, and glorification.

Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness....

1.

Ahura Mazda spake unto Spitama Zarathushtra, saying: 'Do thou

proclaim, O pure Zarathushtra! the vigour and strength, the glory,

the help and the joy that are in the Fravashis of the faithful,

the awful and overpowering Fravashis; do thou tell how they come

to help me, how they bring assistance unto me, the awful Fravashis

of the faithful.
2.

'Through their brightness and glory, O Zarathushtra! I maintain

that sky, there above, shining and seen afar, and encompassing

this earth all around.
3.

'It looks like a palace, that stands built of a heavenly substance,

firmly established, with ends that lie afar, shining in its body

of ruby over the three-thirds (of the earth)"; it is like

a garment inlaid with stars, made of a heavenly substance, that

Mazda puts on, along with Mithra and Rashnu and Spenta-Armaiti,

and on no side can the eye perceive the end of it.

4.

'Through their brightness and glory, O Zarathushtra! I maintain

Ardvi Sura Anahita, the wide-expanding and health-giving, who

hates the Daevas and obeys the laws of Ahura who is worthy of

sacrifice in the material world, worthy of prayer in the material

world, the life-increasing and holy, the flocks-increasing and

holy, the fold-increasing and holy, the wealth increasing and

holy, the country increasing and holy;
5.

'Who makes the seed of all males pure, who makes the womb

of all females pure for bringing forth, who makes all females

bring forth in safety, who puts milk in the breasts of all females

in the right measure and the right quality;
6.

'The large river, known afar, that is as large as the whole

of all the waters that run along the earth; that runs powerfully

from the height Hukairya down to the sea Vouru-kasha.

7.

'All the shores of the sea Vouru-kasha are boiling over, all

the middle of it is boiling over, when she runs down there, when

she streams down there, she, Ardvi Sura Anahita, who has a thousand

cells and a thousand channels; the extent of each of those cells,

of each of those channels, is as much as a man can ride in forty

days, riding on a good horse.
8.

'From this river of mine alone flow all the waters that spread

all over the seven Karshvares; this river of mine alone goes on

bringing waters, both in summer and in winter. This river of mine

purifies the seed in males, the womb in females, the milk in females'

breasts.
9.

'Through their brightness and glory, O Zarathushtra! I maintain

the wide earth made by Ahura, the large and broad earth, that

bears so much that is fine, that bears all the bodily world, the

live and the dead, and the high mountains, rich in pastures and

waters;
10.

'Upon which run the many streams and rivers; upon which the

many kinds of plants grow up from the ground, to nourish animals

and men, to nourish the Aryan nations, to nourish the five kinds

of animals, and to help the faithful.
11.

'Through their brightness and glory, O Zarathushtra! I maintain

in the womb the child that has been conceived, so that it does

not die from the assaults of Vidotu, and I develop in it the bones,

the hair, the ..., the entrails, the feet, and the sexual organs.

12.

'Had not the awful Fravashis of the faithful given help unto

me, those animals and men of mine, of which there are such excellent

kinds, would not subsist; strength would belong to the Druj, the

dominion would belong to the Druj, the material world would belong

to the Druj.
13.

'Between the earth and the sky the immaterial creatures would

be harassed by the Druj; between the earth and the sky the immaterial

creatures would be smitten by the Druj; and never afterwards would

Angra-Mainyu give way to the blows of Spenta-Mainyu.

14.

'Through their brightness and glory the waters run and flow

forward from the never-failing springs; through their brightness

and glory the plants grow up from the earth, by the never-failing

springs; through their brightness and glory the winds blow, driving

down the clouds towards the never-failing springs.

15.

'Through their brightness and glory the females conceive offspring;

through their brightness and glory they bring forth in safety;

it is through their brightness and glory when they become blessed

with children.
16.

'Through their brightness and glory a man is born who is a

chief in assemblies and meetings, who listens well to the (holy)

words, whom Wisdom holds dear, and who returns a victor from discussions

with Gaotema, the heretic.

'Through their brightness and glory the sun goes his way; through

their brightness and glory the moon goes her way; through their

brightness and glory the stars go their way.
17.

'In fearful battles they are the wisest for help, the Fravashis

of the faithful.

'The most powerful amongst the Fravashis of the faithful, O Spitama!

are those of the men of the primitive law or those of the Saoshyants

not yet born, who are to restore the world. Of the others, the

Fravashis of the living faithful are more powerful, O Zarathushtra!

than those of the dead, O Spitama!
18.

'And the man who in life shall treat the Fravashis of the

faithful well, will become a ruler of the country with full power,

and a chief most strong; so shall any man of you become, who shall

treat Mithra well, the lord of wide pastures, and Arshtat, who

makes the world grow, who makes the world increase.

19.

'Thus do I proclaim unto thee, O pure Spitama! the vigour

and strength, the glory, the help, and the joy that are in the

Fravashis of the faithful, the awful and overpowering Fravashis;

and how they come to help me, how they bring assistance unto me,

the awful Fravashis of the faithful.'
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20.

Ahura Mazda spake unto Spitama Zarathushtra, saying: 'If in

this material world, O Spitama Zarathushtra! thou happenest to

come upon frightful roads, full of dangers and fears, O Zarathushtra!

and thou fearest for thyself, then do thou recite these words,

then proclaim these fiend-smiting words, O Zarathushtra!

21.

'"I praise, I invoke, I meditate upon, and we sacrifice

unto the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful. We

worship the Fravashis of the masters of the houses, those of the

lords of the boroughs, those of the lords of the towns, those

of the lords of the countries, those of the Zarathustrotemas;

the Fravashis of those that are, the Fravashis of those that have

been, the Fravashis of those that will be; all the Fravashis of

all nations, and most friendly the Fravashis of the friendly nations;

22.

'"Who maintain the sky, who maintain the waters, who

maintain the earth, who maintain the cattle, who maintain in the

womb the child that has been conceived, so that it does not die

from the assaults of Vidotu, and develop in it the bones, the

hair, the ...., the entrails, the feet, and the sexual organs;

23.

'"Who are much-bringing, who move with awfulness, well-moving,

swiftly moving, quickly moving, who move when invoked; who are

to be invoked in the conquest of good, who are to be invoked in

fights against foes, who are to be invoked in battles;

24.

'"Who give victory to their invoker, who give boons to

their lover, who give health to the sick man, who give good Glory

to the faithful man that brings libations and invokes them with

a sacrifice and words of propitiation,
25.

'"Who turn to that side where are faithful men, most

devoted to holiness, and where is the greatest piety, where the

faithful man is rejoiced, and where the faithful man is not ill-treated."'

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26.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful,

who are the mightiest of drivers, the lightest of those driving

forwards, the slowest of the retiring, the safest of all bridges,

the least-erring of all weapons and arms, and who never turn their

backs.
27.

At once, wherever they come, we worship them, the good ones,

the excellent ones, the good, the strong, the beneficent Fravashis

of the faithful. They are to be invoked when the bundles of baresma

are tied; they are to be invoked in fights against foes, in battles,

and there where gallant men strive to conquer foes.

28.

Mazda invoked them for help, when he fixed the sky and the

waters and the earth and the plants; when Spenta-Mainyu fixed

the sky, when he fixed the waters, when the earth, when the cattle,

when the plants, when the child conceived in the womb, so that

it should not die from the assaults of Vidotu, and developed in

it the bones, the hair, the ...., the entrails, the feet, and

the sexual organs.
29.

Spenta-Mainyu maintained the sky, and they sustained it from

below, they, the strong Fravashis, who sit in silence, gazing

with sharp looks; whose eyes and ears are powerful, who bring

long joy, high and high-girded; well-moving and moving afar, loud-snorting,

possessing riches and a high renown.
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30.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful;

whose friendship is good, and who know how to benefit; whose friendship

lasts long; who like to stay in the abode where they are not harmed

by its dwellers; who are good, beautiful afar, health-giving,

of high renown, conquering in battle, and who never do harm first.

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31.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful;

whose will is dreadful unto those who vex them; powerfully working

and most beneficent; who in battle break the dread arms of their

foes and haters.
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32.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful;

liberal, valiant, and full of strength, not to be seized by thought,

welfare-giving, kind, and health-giving, following with Ashi's

remedies, as far as the earth extends, as the rivers stretch,

as the sun rises.
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33.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful,

who gallantly and bravely fight, causing havoc, wounding, breaking

to pieces all the malice of the malicious, Daevas and men, and

smiting powerfully in battle, at their wish and will.

34.

You kindly deliver the Victory made by Ahura, and the crushing

Ascendant, most beneficently, to those countries where you, the

good ones, unharmed and rejoiced, unoppressed and unoffended,

have been held worthy of sacrifice and prayer, and proceed the

way of your wish.
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35.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful,

of high renown, smiting in battle, most strong, shield-bearing

and harmless to those who are true, whom both the pursuing and

the fleeing invoke for help: the pursuer invokes them for a swift

race, and for a swift race does the fleer invoke them;

36.

Who turn to that side where are faithful men, most devoted

to holiness, and where is the greatest piety, where the faithful

man is rejoiced, and where the faithful man is not ill-treated.

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37.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful,

who form many battalions, girded with weapons, lifting up spears,

and full of sheen; who in fearful battles come rushing along where

the gallant heroes go and assail the Danus.
38.

There you destroy the victorious strength of the Turanian

Danus; there you destroy the malice of the Turanian Danus; through

you the chiefs are of high intellect and most successful; they,

the gallant heroes, the gallant Saoshyants, the gallant conquerors

of the offspring of the Danus chiefs of myriads, who wound with

stones.
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39.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful,

who rout the two wings of an army standing in battle array, who

make the centre swerve, and swiftly pursue onwards, to help the

faithful and to distress the doers of evil deeds.
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40.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful;

awful, overpowering, and victorious, smiting in battle, sorely

wounding, blowing away (the foes), moving along to and fro, of

good renown, fair of body, godly of soul, and holy; who give victory

to their invoker, who give boons to their lover, who give health

to the sick man;
41.

Who give good glory to him who worships them with a sacrifice,

as that man did worship them, the holy Zarathushtra, the chief

of the material world, the head of the two-footed race, in whatever

struggle he had to enter, in whatever distress he did fear;

42.

Who, when well invoked, enjoy bliss in the heavens; who, when

well invoked, come forward from the heavens, who are the heads

of that sky above, possessing the well-shapen Strength, the Victory

made by Ahura, the crushing Ascendant, and Welfare, the wealth-bringing,

boon-bringing, holy, well fed, worthy of sacrifice and prayer

in the perfection of holiness.
43.

They shed Satavaesa between the earth and the sky, him to

whom the waters belong, who listens to appeals and makes the waters

flow and the plants grow up, to nourish animals and men, to nourish

the Aryan nations, to nourish the five kinds of animals and to

help the faithful.
44.

Satavaesa comes down and flows between the earth and the sky,

he to whom the waters belong, who listens to appeals and makes

the waters and the plants grow up, fair, radiant, and full of

light, to nourish animals and men, to nourish the Aryan nations,

to nourish the five kinds of animals, and to help the faithful.

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45.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful;

with helms of brass, with weapons of brass, with armour of brass;

who struggle in the fights for victory in garments of light, arraying

the battles and bringing them forwards, to kill thousands of Daevas.

When the wind blows from behind them and brings their breath unto

men,
46.

Then men know where blows the breath of victory: and they

pay pious homage unto the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of

the faithful, with their hearts prepared and their arms uplifted.

47.

Whichever side they have been first worshipped in the fulness

of faith of a devoted heart, to that side turn the awful Fravashis

of the faithful, along with Mithra and Rashnu and the awful cursing

thought of the wise and the victorious wind.
48.

And those nations are smitten at one stroke by their fifties

and their hundreds, by their hundreds and their thousands, by

their thousands and their tens of thousands, by their tens of

thousands and their myriads of myriads, against which turn the

awful Fravashis of the faithful, along with Mithra and Rashnu,

and the awful cursing thought of the wise and the victorious wind.

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49.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful,

who come and go through the borough at the time of the Hamaspathmaidyem;

they go along there for ten nights, asking thus:
50.

'Who will praise us? Who will offer us a sacrifice? Who will

meditate upon us? Who will bless us? Who will receive us with

meat and clothes in his hand and with a prayer worthy of bliss?

Of which of us will the name be taken for invocation? Of which

of you will the soul be worshipped by you with a sacrifice? To

whom will this gift of ours be given, that he may have never-failing

food for ever and ever?'
51.

And the man who offers them up a sacrifice, with meat and

clothes in his hand, with a prayer worthy of bliss, the awful

Fravashis of the faithful, satisfied, unharmed, and unoffended,

bless thus:
52.

'May there be in this house flocks of animals and men! May

there be a swift horse and a solid chariot! May there be a man

who knows how to praise God and rule in an assembly, who will

offer us sacrifices with meat and clothes in his hand, and with

a prayer worthy of bliss.'
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53.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful,

who show beautiful paths to the waters, made by Mazda, which had

stood before for a long time in the same place without flowing:

54.

And now they flow along the path made by Mazda, along the

way made by the gods, the watery way appointed to them, at the

wish of Ahura Mazda, at the wish of the Amesha-Spentas.

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55.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful,

who show a beautiful growth to the fertile plants, which had stood

before for a long time in the same place without growing;

56.

And now they grow up along the path made by Mazda, along the

way made by the gods, in the time appointed to them, at the wish

of Ahura Mazda, at the wish of the Amesha-Spentas.

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57.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful,

who showed their paths to the stars, the moon, the sun, and the

endless lights, that had stood before for a long time in the same

place, without moving forwards, through the oppression of the

Daevas and the assaults of the Daevas.
58.

And now they move around in their far-revolving circle for

ever, till they come to the time of the good restoration of the

world.
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59.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful,

who watch over the bright sea Vouru-Kasha, to the number of ninety

thousand, and nine thousand, and nine hundred, and ninety-nine.

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60.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful,

who watch over the stars Haptoiringa, to the number of ninety

thousand, and nine thousand, and nine hundred, and ninety-nine.

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61.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful,

who watch over the body of Keresaspa, the son of Sama, the club-bearer

with plaited hair, to the number of ninety thousand, and nine

thousand, and nine hundred, and ninety-nine.
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62.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful,

who watch over the seed of the holy Zarathushtra, to the number

of ninety thousand, and nine thousand, and nine hundred, and ninety-nine.

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63.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful,

who fight at the right hand of the reigning lord, if he rejoices

the faithful and if the awful Fravashis of the faithful are not

hurt by him, if they are rejoiced by him, unharmed and unoffended.

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64.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful,

who are greater, who are stronger, who are swifter, who are more

powerful, who are more victorious, who are more healing, who are

more effective than can be expressed by words; who run by tens

of thousands into the midst of the Myazdas.
65.

And when the waters come up from the sea Vouru-Kasha, O Spitama

Zarathushtra! along with the Glory made by Mazda, then forwards

come the awful Fravashis of the faithful, many and many hundreds,

many and many thousands, many and many tens of thousands,

66.

Seeking water for their own kindred, for their own borough,

for their own town, for their own country, and saying thus: 'May

our own country have a good store and full joy!'
67.

They fight in the battles that are fought in their own place

and land, each according to the place and house where he dwelt

(of yore): they look like a gallant warrior who, girded up and

watchful, fights for the hoard he has treasured up.

68.

And those of them who win bring waters to their own kindred,

to their own borough, to their own town, to their own country,

saying thus: 'May my country grow and increase!'
69.

And when the all-powerful sovereign of a country has been

surprised by his foes and haters, he invokes them, the awful Fravashis

of the faithful.
70.

And they come to his help, if they have not been hurt by him,

if they have been rejoiced by him, if they have not been harmed

nor offended, the awful Fravashis of the faithful: they come flying

unto him, it seems as if they were well-winged birds.

71.

They come in as a weapon and as a shield, to keep him behind

and to keep him in front, from the Druj unseen, from the female

Varenya fiend, from the evil-doer bent on mischief, and from that

fiend who is all death, Angra Mainyu. It will be as if there were

a thousand men watching over one man;
72.

So that neither the sword well-thrust, neither the club well-falling,

nor the arrow well-shot, nor the spear well-darted, nor the stones

flung from the arm shall destroy him.
73.

They come on this side, they come on that side, never resting,

the good, powerful, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful, asking

for help thus: 'Who will praise us? Who will offer us a sacrifice?

Who will meditate upon us? Who will bless us? Who will receive

us with meat and clothes in his hand and with a prayer worthy

of bliss? Of which of us will the name be taken for invocation?

Of which of you will the soul be worshipped by you with a sacrifice?

To whom will that gift of ours be given, that he may have never-failing

food for ever and ever?'
74.

We worship the perception; we worship the intellect; we worship

the conscience; we worship those of the Saoshyants;

We worship the souls; those of the tame animals; those of the

wild animals; those of the animals that live in the waters; those

of the animals that live under the ground; those of the flying

ones; those of the running ones; those of the grazing ones.

We worship their Fravashis.
75.
We worship the Fravashis.
We worship them, the liberal;

We worship them, the valiant; we worship them, the most valiant;

We worship them, the beneficent; we worship them, the most beneficent;

We worship them, the powerful;
We worship them, the most strong;

We worship them, the light; we worship them, the most light;

We worship them, the effective; we worship them, the most effective.

76.

They are the most effective amongst the creatures of the two

Spirits, they the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful,

who stood holding fast when the two Spirits created the world,

the Good Spirit and the Evil One.
77.

When Angra Mainyu broke into the creation of the good holiness,

then came in across Vohu Mano and Atar.
78.

They destroyed the malice of the fiend Angra Mainyu, so that

the waters did not stop flowing nor did the plants stop growing;

but at once the most beneficent waters of the creator and ruler,

Ahura Mazda, flowed forward and his plants went on growing.

79.
We worship all the waters;
We worship all the plants;

We worship all the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful.

We worship the waters by their names;
We worship the plants by their names;

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful

by their names.
80.

Of all those ancient Fravashis, we worship the Fravashi of

Ahura Mazda; who is the greatest, the best, the fairest, the most

solid, the wisest, the finest of body and supreme in holiness;

81.

Whose soul is the Mathra Spenta, who is white, shining, seen

afar; and we worship the beautiful forms, the active forms wherewith

he clothes the Amesha-Spentas; we worship the swift-horsed sun.

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82.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis of the Amesha-Spentas,

the bright ones, whose looks perform what they wish, the tall,

quickly coming to do, strong, and lordly, who are undecaying and

holy;
83.

Who are all seven of one thought, who are all seven of one

speech, who are all seven of one deed; whose thought is the same,

whose speech is the same, whose deed is the same, whose father

and commander is the same, namely, the Maker, Ahura Mazda;

84.

Who see one another's soul thinking of good thoughts, thinking

of good words, thinking of good deeds, thinking of Garo-nmana,

and whose ways are shining as they go down towards the libations.

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85.

We worship the good, strong, beneficent Fravashis: that of

the most rejoicing fire, the beneficent and assembly-making; and

that of the holy, strong Sraosha, who is the incarnate Word, a

mighty-speared and lordly god; and that of Nairyo-sangha.

86.
And that of Rashnu Razishta;
That of Mithra, the lord of wide pastures;
That of the Mathra-Spenta;
That of the sky;
That of the waters;
That of the earth;
That of the plants;
That of the Bull;
That of the living man;
That of the holy creation.
87.

We worship the Fravashi of Gaya Maretan, who first listened

unto the thought and teaching of Ahura Mazda; of whom Ahura formed

the race of the Aryan nations, the seed of the Aryan nations.

We worship the piety and the Fravashi of the holy Zarathushtra;

88.

Who first thought what is good, who first spoke what is good,

who first did what is good; who was the first Priest, the first

Warrior, the first Plougher of the ground; who first knew and

first taught; who first possessed and first took possession of

the Bull, of Holiness, of the Word, the obedience to the Word,

and dominion, and all the good things made by Mazda, that are

the offspring of the good Principle;
89.

Who was the first Priest, the first Warrior, the first Plougher

of the ground; who first took the turning of the wheel from the

hands of the Daeva and of the cold-hearted man; who first in the

material world pronounced the praise of Asha, thus bringing the

Daevas to naught, and confessed himself a worshipper of Mazda,

a follower of Zarathushtra, one who hates the Daevas, and obeys

the laws of Ahura.
90.

Who first in the material world said the word that destroys

the Daevas, the law of Ahura; who first in the material world

proclaimed the word that destroys the Daevas, the law of Ahura;

who first in the material world declared all the creation of the

Daevas unworthy of sacrifice and prayer; who was strong, giving

all the good things of life, the first bearer of the Law amongst

the nations;
91.

In whom was heard the whole Mathra, the word of holiness;

who was the lord and master of the world, the praiser of the most

great, most good and most fair Asha; who had a revelation of the

Law, that most excellent of all beings;
92.

For whom the Amesha-Spentas longed, in one accord with the

sun, in the fulness of faith of a devoted heart; they longed for

him, as the lord and master of the world, as the praiser of the

most great, most good, and most fair Asha, as having a revelation

of the Law, that most excellent of all beings;
93.

In whose birth and growth the waters and the plants rejoiced;

in whose birth and growth the waters and the plants grew; in whose

birth and growth all the creatures of the good creations cried

out, Hail!
94.

'Hail to us! for he is born, the Athravan, Spitama Zarathushtra.

Zarathushtra will offer us sacrifices with libations and bundles

of baresma; and there will the good Law of the worshippers of

Mazda come and spread through all the seven Karshvares of the

earth.
95.

'There will Mithra, the lord of wide pastures, increase all

the excellences of our countries, and allay their troubles; there

will the powerful Apam-Napat increase all the excellences of our

countries, and allay their troubles.'

We worship the piety and Fravashi of Maidhyo-maungha, the son

of Arasti, who first listened unto the word and teaching of Zarathushtra.

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96.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Asmo-hvanvant;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Asan-hvanvant.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Gavayan.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Parshat-gaush. the son of

Frata;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vohvasti, the son of Snaoya;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Isvat, the son of Varaza.

97.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Saena, the son of Ahum-stut,

who first appeared upon this earth with a hundred pupils.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Fradhidaya.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Usmanara, the son of Paeshata.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vohu-raochah, the son of Franya;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Asho-raochah, the son of Franya;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Varesmo-raochah, the son of

Franya.
98.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Isat-vastra, the son of

Zarathushtra;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Urvatat-nara, the son of Zarathushtra;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Hvare-chithra, the son of

Zarathushtra.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Daevo-tbis, the son of Takhma.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Thrimithwant, the son of Spitama.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Daungha, the son of Zairita.

99.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy king Vistaspa; the gallant

one, who was the incarnate Word, the mighty-speared, and lordly

one; who, driving the Druj before him, sought wide room for the

holy religion; who, driving the Druj before him, made wide room

for the holy religion, who made himself the arm and support of

this law of Ahura, of this law of Zarathushtra.
100.

Who took her, standing bound, from the hands of the Hunus,

and established her to sit in the middle [of the world], high

ruling, never falling back, holy, nourished with plenty of cattle

and pastures, blessed with plenty of cattle and pastures.

101.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Zairi-vairi;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Yukhta-vairi;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Sriraokhshan;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Keresaokhshan;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vanara;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Varaza;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Bujisravah;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Berezyarshti;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Tizyarshti;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Perethu-arshti;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vizhyarshti.
102.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Naptya;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vazhaspa;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Habaspa.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vistauru, the son of Naotara.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frash-ham-vareta;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frasho-kareta.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Atare-vanu;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Atare-pata;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Atare-data;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Atare-chithra;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Atare-hvarenah;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Atare-savah;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Atare-zantu;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Atare-danghu.
103.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Hushkyaothna;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Pishkyaothna;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy and gallant Spento-data.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Basta-vairi;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Kava-razem.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frashaoshtra, the son of Hvova;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Jamaspa, the son of Hvova;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Avaraoshtri.
104.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Hushkyaothna, the son

of Frashaoshtra;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Hvadaena, the son of Frashaoshtra.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Hanghaurvaungh, the son of

Jamaspa;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vareshna, the son of Hanghaurvaungh.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vohu-nemah, the son of Avaraoshtri,

To withstand evil dreams, to withstand evil visions, to withstand

evil ....(?), to withstand the evil Pairikas.
105.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Mathravaka, the son of

Simaezhi, the Aethrapati, the Hamidhpati, who was able to smite

down most of the evil, unfaithful Ashemaoghas, that shout the

hymns, and acknowledge no lord and no master, the dreadful ones

whose Fravashis are to be broken; to withstand the evil done by

the faithful.
106.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Asha-stu, the son of Maidhyo-maungha.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Avarethrabah, the son of Rastare-vaghant.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Bujra, the son of Dazgaraspa.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Zbaurvant;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy and gallant Karesna, the son

of Zbaurvant; who was the incarnate Word, mighty-speared and lordly;

107.

In whose house did walk the good, beautiful, shining Ashi

Vanguhi, in the shape of a maid fair of body, most strong, tall-formed,

high-up girded, pure, nobly born of a glorious seed; who, rushing

to the battle, knew how to make room for himself with his own

arms; who, rushing to the battle, knew how to fight the foe with

his own arms.
108.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Viraspa, the son of Karesna;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Azata, the son of Karesna:

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frayaodha, the son of Karesna.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy and good Arshya; Arshya, the

chief in assemblies, the most energetic of the worshippers of

Mazda.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Darayat-ratha;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frayat-ratha;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Skarayat-ratha.

109.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Arshvant;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vyarshvant;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Paityarshvant.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Amru;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Chamru.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Dratha;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Paiti-dratha;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Paiti-vangha.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frasha-vakhsha.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Nemo-vanghu, the son of Vaedhayangha.

110.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Visadha.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Asha-vanghu, the son of Bivandangha;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Jaro-danghu, the son of Pairishtira;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Neremyazdana, the son of Athwyoza.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Berezishnu, the son of Ara;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Kasupatu, the son of Ara.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frya.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy ASTVAT-ERETA.
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111.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Gaopi-vanghu.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy and gallant Ham-baretar vanghvam.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Staotar-Vahishtahe-Ashyehe.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Pouru-dhakhshti, the son of

Khshtavaenya;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Khshoi-wraspa, the son of

Khshtavaenya.
112.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Ayo-asti, the son of Pouru-dhakhshti;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vohv-asti, the son of Pount-dhakhshti;

We-worship the Fravashi of the holy Gaya-dhasti, the son of Pouru-dhakhshti;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Asha-vazdah, the son of Pouru-dhakhshti;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Urudhu, the son of Pouru-dhakhshti.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Khshathro-chinah, the son

of Khshvoiwraspa.
113.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Ashahura, the son of Jishti.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Fraya-zanta;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frenah, the son of Frayazanta;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Jaro-vanghu, the son of Frayazanta.

We worship the Fravashis of the holy Asha-vazdah and Thrita, the

sons of Sayuzhdri.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vohu-raochah, the son of Varakasa.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Arejan-ghant, the Turanian.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Usinemah.
114.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Yukhtaspa.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Asha-skyaothna, the son of

Gayadhasti.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vohu-nemah, the son of Katu;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vohu-vazdah, the son of Katu.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Asha-saredha, the son of Asha-sairyach;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Asha-saredha, the son of Zairyach.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Chakhshni.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Syavaspi.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Pourushti, the son of Kavi.

115.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Varesmapa, the son of

Janara.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Nanarasti, the son of Paeshatah;

We worship the Fravashi of the holv Zarazdati, the son of Paeshatah.

We worship tke Fravashi of the holy Gaevani, the son of Vohu-nemah.

We worship the Fravashis of the holy Arezva and Sruta-spadha

We worship the Fravashis Of the holy Zrayah and Spento-khratu.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Varshni, the son of Vagereza.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frachya, the son of Taurvati.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vahmae-data, the son of Mathravaka,

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Ushtra, the son of Sadhanah.

116.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Danghu-sruta;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Danghu-fradhah.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Aspo-padho-makhshti;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Payanghro-makhshti.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Ushtazanta.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Asha-savah,
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Asho-urvatha.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Haomo-hvarenah.

117.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frava.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Usnaka.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Hvanvant.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Daeno-vazah.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Arejaona.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Aiwi-hvarenah.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Huyazata.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Hare-dhaspa.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Pazinah.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Hvakhshathra.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Asho-paoirya,
We worship the Fravashi of the holy ASTVAT-ERETA.
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118.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Hugau.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Anghuyu.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Gauri;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Yushta, the son of Gauri.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Mazdra-vanghu;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Srira-vanghu.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Ayuta.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Suro-yazata.
119.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Eredhwa
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Kavi.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Ukhshan, the son of the great

Vidi-sravah, known afar.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vanghu-dhata, the son of Hvadhata;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Uzya, the son of Vanghu-dhata;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frya.
120.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy one whose name is Ashem-yenhe-raochau;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy one whose name is Ashem-yenhe-vereza;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy one whose name is Ashem-yahmai-ushta.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Yoishta, of the Fryana house.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Usmanara, the son of Paeshatah

Paitisrira, to withstand the evil done by one's kindred.

121.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Spiti, the son of Uspasnu;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Erezraspa, the son of Uspasnu.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Usadhan, the son of Mazdayasna.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Fradat-vanghu, the son of

Stivant.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Raochas-chaeshman;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Hvare-chaeshman

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frasrutara;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Visrutara.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Baremna. We worship the Fravashi

of the holy Visruta.
122.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Hvaspa;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Chathwaraspa.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Dawra-maeshi.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Fraora-ostra, the son of Kaosha.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frinaspa, the son of Kaeva.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Fradat-nara, the son of Gravaratu.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vohu-ushtra, the son of Akhnangha.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vivare-shvant, the son of

Ainyu.
123.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frarazi, the son of Tura.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Stipi, the son of Ravant.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Parshanta, the son of Gandarewa.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Avahya, the son of Spenta.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Aeta, the son of Mayu;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Yaetush-gau, the son of Vyatana.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Garshta, the son of Kavi.

124.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Pouru-bangha, the son

of Zaosha.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vohu-data, the son of Kata.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Baungha, the son of Saungha.

We worship the Fravashis of the holy Hvareza and Ankasa.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Aravaoshtra, the son of Erezvat-danghu.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frachithra, the son of Berezvant.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vohu-peresa, the son of Ainyu.

125.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Paro-dasma, the son of

Dashtaghni, a Miza man of the Miza land.

We worship the Fravashis of the holy Fratira and Baeshatastira.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy and pure Avare-gau, the son

of Aoighimatastira.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Gaomant, the son of Zavan,

a Raozhdya man of the Raozhdya land.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Thrit, the son of Aevo-saredha-fyaeshta,

a Tanya man of the Tanya land.
126.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Tiro-nakathwa, of the

Uspaeshta-Saena house.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Utayuti Vit-kavi, the son

of Zighri, of the Saena house;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frohakafra, the son of Merezishmya,

of the Saena house.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Varesmo-raochah, the son of

Perethu-afzem.
127.

We worship the Fravashis of the holy Asha-nemah and Vidat-gau,

of this country.

We worship the Fravashis of the holy Par-shat-gau and Dazgara-gau,

of the Apakhshira country.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Hufra-vakhsh, of the Kahrkana

house.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Akayadha, of the Pidha house.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Jamaspa, the younger.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Maidhyo-maungha, the younger.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Urvatat-nara, the younger.

128.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Raochas-chaeshman;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Hvare-chaeshman;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Fradat-hvarenah;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Varedat-hvarenah;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vouru-nemah;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vouru-savah;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Ukhshyat-ereta;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Ukhshyat-nemah;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy ASTVAT-ERETA;
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129.

Whose name will be the victorious SAOSHYANT and whose name

will be Astvat-ereta. He will be SAOSHYANT (the Beneficent One),

because he will benefit the whole bodily world; he will be ASTVAT-ERETA

(he who makes the bodily creatures rise up), because as a bodily

creature and as a living creature he will stand against the destruction

of the bodily creatures, to withstand the Druj of the two-footed

brood, to withstand the evil done by the faithful.

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130.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Yima, the son of Vivanghant;

the valiant Yima, who had flocks at his wish; to stand against

the oppression caused by the Daevas, against the drought that

destroys pastures, and against death that creeps unseen.

131.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Thraetaona, of the Athwya

house; to stand against itch, hot fever, humours, cold fever,

and incontinency, to stand against the evil done by the Serpent.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Aoshnara, the son of Pouru-jira.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Uzava, the son of Tumaspa.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Aghraeratha, the demi-man.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Manushchithra, the son of

Airyu.
132.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy king Kavata;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy king Aipivanghu;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy king Usadhan;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Arshan;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Pisanah;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy king Byarshan;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy king Syavarshan;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy king Husravah;

133.

For the well-shapened Strength, for the Victory made by Ahura,

for the crushing Ascendant for the righteousness of the law, for

the innocence of the law, for the unconquerable power of the law;

for the extermination of the enemies at one stroke;

134.

And for the vigour of health, for the Glory made by Mazda,

for the health of the body, and for a good, virtuous offspring,

wise, chief in assemblies, bright, and clear-eyed, that frees

[their father] from the pangs [of hell], of good intellect; and

for that part in the blessed world that falls to wisdom and to

those who do not follow impiety;
135.

For a dominion full of splendour, for a long, long life, and

for all boons and remedies; to withstand the Yatus and Pairikas,

the oppressors, the blind, and the deaf; to withstand the evil

done by oppressors.
136.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Keresaspa, the Sama, the

club-bearer with plaited hair; to withstand the dreadful arm and

the hordes with the wide battle array, with the many spears, with

the straight spears, with the spears uplifted, bearing the spears

of havoc; to withstand the dreadful brigand who works destruction,

the man-slayer who has no mercy; to withstand the evil done by

the brigand.
137.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Akhrura, the son of Husravah;

To withstand the wicked one that deceives his friend and the niggard

that causes the destruction of the world.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy and gallant Haoshyangha;

To withstand tke Mazainya Daevas and the Varenya fiends; to withstand

the evil done by the Daevas.
138.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Fradhakhshti, the son

of the jar,

To withstand Aeshma, the fiend of the wounding spear, and the

Daevas that grow through Aeshma; to withstand the evil done by

Aeshma.
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139.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Hvovi.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Freni;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Thriti;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Pouruchista.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Hutaosa;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Huma.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Zairichi.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vispa-taurvashi.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Ushtavaiti.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Tushnamaiti.
140.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Freni, the wife of Usenemah;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Freni, the wife of the son

of Frayazanta;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Freni, the wife of the son

of Khshoiwraspa;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Freni, the wife of Gayadhasti.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Asabani, the wife of Pourudhakhsti.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Ukhshyeinti, the wife of Staotar-Vahishtahe-Ashyehe.

141.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy maid Vadhut.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy maid Jaghrudh.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy maid Franghadh.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy maid Urudhayant.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy maid Paesanghanu.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Hvaredhi.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Huchithra.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Kanuka.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy maid Srutat-fedhri.

142.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy maid Vanghu-fedhri;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy maid Eredat-fedhri, who is

called Vispa-taurvairi. She is Vispa-taurvairi (the all-destroying)

because she will bring him forth, who will destroy the malice

of Daevas and men, to withstand the evil done by the Jahi.

143.

We worship the Fravashis of the holy men in the Aryan countries;

We worship the Fravashis of the holy women in the Aryan countries.

We worship the Fravashis of the holy men in the Turanian countries;

We worship the Fravashis of the holy women in the Turanian countries.

We worship the Fravashis of the holy men in the Sairimyan countries;

We worship the Fravashis of the holy women in the Sairimyan countries.

144.

We worship the Fravashis of the holy men in the Sairimyan

countries;

We worship the Fravashis of the holy women in the Saini countries.

We worship the Fravashis of the holy men in the Dahi countries;

We worship the Fravashis of the holy women in the Dahi countries.

We worship the Fravashis of the holy men in all countries;

We worship the Fravashis of the holy women in all countries.

145.

We worship all the good, awful, beneficent Fravashis of the

faithful, from Gaya Mareta down to the victorious Saoshyant. May

the Fravashis of the faithful come quickly to us! May they come

to our help!
146.

They protect us when in distress with manifest assistance,

with the assistance of Ahura Mazda and of the holy, powerful Sraosha,

and with the Mathra-Spenta, the all-knowing, who hates the Daevas

with a mighty hate, a friend of Ahura Mazda, whom Zarathushtra

worshipped so greatly in the material world.
147.

May the good waters and the plants and the Fravashis of the

faithful abide down here! May you be rejoiced and well received

in this house! Here are the Athravans of the countries, thinking

of good holiness. Our hands are lifted up for asking help, and

for offering a sacrifice unto you, O most beneficent Fravashis!

148.

We worship the Fravashis of all the holy men and holy women

whose souls are worthy of sacrifice, whose Fravashis are worthy

of invocation.

We worship the Fravashis of all the holy men and holy women, our

sacrificing to whom makes us good in the eyes of Akura Mazda:

of all of those we have heard that Zarathushtra is the first and

best, as a follower of Ahura and as a performer of the law.

149.

We worship the spirit, conscience, perception, soul, and Fravashi

of men of the primitive law, of the first who listened to the

teaching (of Ahura), holy men and holy women, who struggled for

holiness; we worship the spirit, conscience, perception, soul,

and Fravashi of our next-of-kin, holy men and holy women, who

struggled for holiness.
150.

We worship the men of the primitive law who will be in these

houses, boroughs, towns, and countries;

We worship the men of the primitive law who have been in these

houses, boroughs, towns, and countries;

We worship the men of the primitive law who are in these houses,

boroughs, towns, and countries.
151.

We worship the men of the primitive law in all houses, boroughs,

towns, and countries, who obtained these houses, who obtained

these boroughs, who obtained these towns, who obtained these countries,

who obtained holiness, who obtained the Mathra, who obtained the

[blessedness of the] soul, who obtained all the perfections of

goodness.
152.

We worship Zarathushtra, the lord and master of all the material

world, the man of the primitive law; the wisest of all-beings,

the best-ruling of all beings, the brightest of all beings, the

most glorious of all beings, the most worthy of sacrifice amongst

all beings, the most worthy of prayer amongst all beings, the

most worthy of propitiation amongst all beings, the most worthy

of glorification amongst all beings, whom we call well-desired

and worthy of sacrifice and prayer as much as any being can be,

in the perfection of his holiness.
153.
We worship this earth; we worship those heavens;

We worship those good things that stand between (the earth and

the heavens) and that are worthy of sacrifice and prayer and are

to be worshipped by the faithful man.
154.

We worship the souls of the wild beasts and of the tame.

We worship the souls of the holy men and women, born at any time,

whose consciences struggle, or will struggle, or have. struggled,

for the good.
155.

We worship the spirit, conscience, perception, soul, and Fravashi

of the holy men and holy women who struggle, will struggle, or

have struggled, and teach the Law and who have struggled for holiness.

Yenhe hatam: All those beings to whom Ahura Mazda...

Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness....

156.

The Fravashis of the faithful, awful and overpowering, awful

and victorious; the Fravashis of the men of the primitive law;

the Fravashis of the next-of-kin; may these Fravashis come satisfied

into this house, may they walk satisfied through this house!

157.

May they, being satisfied, bless this house with the presence

of the kind Ashi Vanguhi! May they leave this house satisfied!

May they carry back from here hymns and worship to the Maker,

Ahura Mazda, and the Amesha-Spentas! May they not leave this house

of us, the worshippers of Mazda, complaining!
158.

Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness....

I bless the sacrifice and prayer, and the strength and vigour

of the awful, overpowering Fravashis of the faithful; of the Fravashis